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No. 60,4l2. I Patented Dec; 11, 1866.

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IMPItOVED DAMPER OBDRAFT REGULATOR FOR STOVTES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I

Be it known that I, SOLOMON OPPENHEIMER, of Peru, in the county of Miami, State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Fire Regulator for Stoves; and I hereby declare that the following is at true, u a and full description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

The main feature of my invention is a semi circular cup, A, having the'neccssary air passages and'a flange all around for the rivets. The lower part or base of this cup, A, tapers down to an opening, and a cap or plug,; letter E, is made to fit over and close the same. This eap'or plug is hinged to the flange and fastened with a staple, as seen in the drawing. The object of this cap is, that whenever any ashes has fallen out of the stove and accumulated in the base of the cup, it can be discharged therefrom by removing this cap. The openings on the cup (the air passages) are shut or opened by means of a cover, letter B, laying on top and overhanging the rim, it turns on a pin marked by the dotted circle, and has the air passages corresponding to those on the cup. There are also narrow ribs 011 each side of the air passages, on the cup outside, and on the cover inside, but not shown in the drawing. These ribs overlap each other when the fire regulator is shut, making it perfetly air-tight. When the fire regulator is to be operated, then the handle on the upper end of the rod, letter l), and the arm which reaches out below, letter C, are moved to and fro, the arm C having apin which fits into a recess on the cover, (see letter F,) gives the desired motion, shutting or opening the air passages. Thisfire regulator is especially adapted to that kind of parlor or hall stoves which are made of Russian sheet-iron, and

the base and top plate of east-iron. A draught hole is cut out of the shell of the stove near'its lower end, and i the fire regulator is riveted on to the body of the stove over'this draught hole by means of rivets fitted into a number of small holes, made into the flange for that purpose. The several dots around the flange show the places for rivets.

What I'claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The cup A, constructed as shown and provided with the discharge cap E, or its equivalent. I also claim, in combination with the above, the arm C and the handle 1), and the connecting rod.

SOLOMON OPPENHEIMERL Witnesses:

CHARLES F. STERNE, WILLIAM LEVI. 

